Can't install ATI drivers

[Moohasha]

I just installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my OLD Dell Inspiron 9300. I'm trying to install the drivers for my video card now. I tried System->Administration->Hardware Drivers, but nothing is listed there. So I downloaded the drivers myself from ATI's website and tried to install them, but I get this error message:

Error: ./default_policy.sh does not support version
default:v2:i686:lib::none:2.6.28-11-generic; make sure that the version is being
correctly set by --iscurrentdistro

I found this thread with the same issue: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=970059

Judging by that thread, does that mean that I just can't install the ATI drivers right now?? I'm a complete n00b to Linux, so I don't understand anything that's going on. Any help would be appreciated.

[Mark Phelps]

Don't know what video chip your Dell uses, but the most current ATI drivers (Catalyst 9.4) have dropped support entirely for "older" chipsets. I have a 2 year old card and even it is not supported anymore.

You're probably going to be stuck using open source drivers.

[Dearhell]

I have also a Dell 9300 Inspiron with an ATI x300 and I have the same problem (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1138302).

[apparle]

Ubuntu 9.04 has upgraded X.org .
The new version of X.org is supported only by 9.4 version of ATi drivers and not by 9.3 or previous
But Ati has put many cards into legacy(unsupported and non-updated) and hence 9.4 version only supports the latest cards.
So whoever has a card which is the not supported by 9.4 cannot install fglrx drivers.. :(

Try Open Source Drivers................:)

[Moohasha]

I rolled back to 8.04 and was able to install the drivers. Unfortunately, that didn't resolve the ulimate problem I was having with graphics in a game running with Wine, but that's a different issue. :(

[oldrocker99]

I rolled back to 8.10 and it looks like I'm going to stay there (using ATI drivers v9.01, which still support my laptop's X1200 card (and the new ones DON'T:confused::confused::confused:)), so I have OpenGL working and can enjoy compiz, etc.

I like a few of the features of 9.04, but it certainly wasn't enough of a major upgrade for me to put up with its nonsupport of ATI's fglrx drivers.

:guitar:

[emarkay]

This thread is the focus on th ATI/AMD issues:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1133931